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Photolithography

Manufacturing Process

Photolithography transfers circuit patterns onto wafers and is one of the hardest semiconductor process steps to localize because tools, resists, optics and process control are globally concentrated.

LithographySemiconductor equipmentPhotoresist
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India dependency surfaceLithography tools and associated materials remain externally sourced for commercial fabs.ASML to equip India first commercial chip fab
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Strategic profile

Industrial importance5/5
Strategic importance5/5
Localization potential3/5
Import dependency5/5
Technology complexity5/5
Capital intensity5/5
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